escordvi | The Light is Off But I Still Work

Who: Darin Altway and You!
Status: Open
Where: Eltrut and Nogard
What: MANTA quests and general catch-all
Warnings: Will Mark As Needed

-SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THESE-

[Darin sure as hell has no idea where this Tapir plushie craze came from but the markets are absolutely inundated with stalls selling tapir themed wraps and goods. A few days ago, that wouldn't have been a problem. He wasn't all that interested and fads come and go. He's a tradesman, he knows how it is.]

[But then he heard about what the tapir plushies do. And considering that someone precious to him is in some sort of sleep coma, he decided to go out and grab one. How hard could it be?]

[Hard enough that every stall is showing they're out of stock. And when one pops up with stock, they're overwhelmed within minutes.]

[So now, Darin's camping out one of the lesser known corners of the market on Eltrut. He's been out here all night and it's now 8 AM. Someone in this corner of the market is going to have a plushie and dammit he's going to get it. Trouble is...he's not the only one looking to get a plushie here.]

...Is it bad form to use your god-gifted superpowers to snag a plushie ahead of a bunch of crazed, entitled shoppers? That's bad form, right?

[He's talking to himself but hey, you're free to be there to help him.]

[Or compete with him.]

-PAINTED SKULL-O-LANTERNS-

[Coming from a world that usually has harvest festivals this time of year, hearing about all of the spooky happenings and upcoming events doesn't have Darin especially thrilled. He's got enough on his mind as it is! And while Darin might not be the most superstitious sort, he'll tend to try anything once. Especially if it means warding off scary monsters or even death itself.]

[Besides, decorating the forge could be fun.]

[So, he's sitting out front of the Starmetal Forge with a basket of (hopefully) fake skulls. He's got a small table set up and a whole bunch of paints and...a potter's wheel? Darin places a skull down on the center of the wheel and begins to spin it, then selects a color of paint and carefully drips it on the spinning skull, creating wild, circular designs. He's also making a big mess and he has more paint on him than he does the skull.]

[But there's plenty of room for someone to join him! And plenty of skulls and paint to go around. Hopefully you have a smock of your own if you're worried about making a mess. Because you probably will.]

-STARMETAL SPARRING-

[Darin has had a lot of nervous and anxious energy to get out. He hasn't had the focus to work on any projects at the forge. He's got too much on his mind to sit at home and work on personal projects. And with his body healing up nicely after crossing paths with Ganondorf, he's itching to start training. Problem is, how does he start? Well, if there's one thing he's learned is that riftfarers seem to have all sorts of crazy powers. And learning to adapt to their abilities would not only give him some valuable training, but it'd allow him to blow off some steam as well!]

[He's fashioned a small sparring area behind the Starmetal Forge. Nothing inherently fancy but enough room to move around in. He mostly uses it to test some of his projects but...well, today he's repurposing it. Finally, he hangs a sign out front that reads:]

Feelin' Frustrated? Come On In For a Pounding!

[Does Darin understand the connotations of that sign? You be the judge!]

-INFILTRATE AND LIBERATE PART 2-

[After the recovery of the tragic cargo last month, Darin's been keeping abreast of the situation regarding the victims' treatment. Since it looks like the victims can be saved after the crystals are painstakingly shaved off, Darin is currently researching and engineering a way to make the process even the slightest bit less arduous.]

[He's hunched over his workbench at the Starmetal Forge, toying with some precision tools. There's a small pile of elemental stones nearby that he's currently rummaging through.]

Gotta be a way to magically enhance the edge of a knife or scalpel...my first instinct is wind but...ice could work too. Or fire? Heating the crystal might make it easier to remove...

-UNDERWATER RUINS- HIDDEN CHAMBER

[Somehow, checking out these ruins without a certain somebody by his side isn't as fun as he was hoping. How is it he's gone on two expeditions and he's gone alone each time? He heaves a despondent sigh as he wanders into the large chamber. He wouldn't be surprised if someone was already here...these ruins have been around for over a month now. But he had to get off Eltrut for a bit. Even for a day. And being able to examine ruins would at least give him something to distract himself.]

[Darin stops and takes a careful look around the room. All of the mirrors had to serve a purpose, right?]

Why so many mirrors? They're just going to reflect themselves...

[Darin drops to a sitting position and pulls out his notebook. He starts to sketch the room in its entirety as he puzzles out the...well, the puzzle.]

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A star map...

[Cid raises his brows as he looks up at the ceiling.]

...Now that you mention it, it does seem to be painted in a dark color, which would be unusual under normal circumstances. And...

[His eyes widen as he pulls out his phone.]

D'you remember the murals in the main room, this?

[While talking he had flipped through his gallery and pulls up the strange drawings that was revealed once enough of the goop was gone.]

Looked more like primitive doodles which seemed strange given the advanced architecture and other paintings on the walls. But now that you mention constellations, these are the exact kind of basic depictions for a constellation map once drawn out.

Problem is, these don't show the exact star formations, but perhaps they are related.

[Darin examines the image and comes to a few conclusions of his own.]

...If they looked different from the architecture and existing murals, you think someone else left them here? Like...clues? A hint? If that's the case, what could they have been looking for?

...Some of these look familiar, don't you think??

[He cranes his head to look at the ceiling, doing some mental calculations.]

We might have to get a little creative. Most people see whatever they want in stars but with these drawings as a template, we might be able to pick apart probable locations. I think we should focus on one and map out where we think the starts would be and any variations related to that.

[He nods at Darin's idea.]

Aye, at least get us a start before we try something else. Which one do you think we should try? Some seem more obvious than others...

[Darin considers the images again. He'd like to select one where he believes he can get at least a decent idea of where the vertices of the constellation would create stars.]

There was one that kinda looked a little lizard-like...

That one seemed easy enough to pick out the main points. And I can't help but wonder if it's a reference to something out in the world.

[Hmmm.]

You mean this one?

[He points to it, curious.]

Given how this world seems to have all manner of creatures, I wouldn't be so surprised. But it could be a lizard or even a dragon?

It definitely looks like a dragon or some type of wyvern.

But I've been here for months and I've never seen any creature like that. Maybe they existed before the world flooded or something?

Aye, same...

[And when the word "flood" sticks to his mind, he blinks in thought.]

It could be before, but it could also be an underwater dragon, something different from Nogard and one we wouldn't have seen yet because of it.

...Come to think of it, Nogard is the remains of...something huge and dragon-like. Maybe a similar species??

I think that's our best bet, honestly.

Let me see if I can come up the likeliest points that a star would be to make that type of constellation...

[Darin starts to move, looking at each mirror, attempting to visualize patterns.]

Still though...if it's a dragon, I wonder if it's dangerous. Most leviathans have been pretty tame...

Suppose we'll find out one way or another. If it is dangerous, it's at least lain low...for now. But you know what they say about sleeping dragons.

I feel like that's a loaded question. I've heard things like "Sleeping dragons make poor company."

I think it's supposed to mean that people who rest on their laurels aren't fun to work with?

[Hah! He can't help but grin at that.]

That's one way. But I meant better to leave a sleeping dragon be than try to wake it.

[He was making a play on "let sleeping dogs lie."]

For all we know, it could be on the other side of the world.

What are the odds we run into something like that unless it comes looking for us?

About the same as us finding it, I'd reckon. Even so, no harm in taking some caution wherever this might take us.

[He looks back at the ceiling.]

But except for just trying different combinations to see if they work, we may have done all we can here for now. Might be time to hit the books and see if we can't learn more about the depictions shown here.

The Light is Off But I Still Work

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